food-and-drink

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Does Drinking Kill Brain Cells?

The Week

5 Ridiculously Expensive Restaurant Menu Items

Starbucks may hold the unofficial record for world's most expensive cup of coffee, but it is fortunes away from being the most expensive food or drink item on a menu. Here, a five-course meal that could send your blood pressure rising for more than one reason.... READ ON

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4 Defenses of the Hamantash from the Latke-Hamantash Debate

This weekend is the Jewish holiday of Purim, and families will be headed to the bakery for the hamantashen, the traditional triangular poppy seed or fruit filled pastries. But the hamantash has always had a hard time competing with the latke, the potato pancake eaten at Hanukkah, in the age old latke-hamantash debate.... READ ON

The Week

7 Gross-Sounding Foods That Might Help You Live Longer

there are plenty of pungent, slimy foodstuffs from around the world that are comparatively jam-packed with life-extending nutrients and bacteria, even if they take the tastebuds a little more getting used to. Here, in no particular order, are seven purported superfoods that might help you live a longer, healthier life... READ ON

Article

How Red Velvet Cake Got Its Name

Red velvet cake did not get its name from the bottle of food coloring you dump into the batter. Here’s what really happened.... READ ON

Big Question

How Was the Top-Secret Coke Formula Determined to Be Kosher?

Few products in civilized history can match the mythology and ubiquity of Coca-Cola. In the 1930s, Coke’s inscrutability found itself at odds with a niche, but rapidly growing consumer base: Orthodox Jewish immigrants whose dietary restrictions prevented them from consuming anything that didn’t meet rigid rabbinical guidelines. How was Coke ultimately kashered while keeping its prized formula a secret? ... READ ON

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The People Behind 4 Iconic Valentine's Day Candies

It’s that time of year when we can kind of, sort of indulge in some guilt-free chocolate goodness—after all, if your Significant Other has gifted you with some Valentine’s sweetness, you don’t want to hurt their feelings and reach for the celery instead, right? But while you’re sneaking yet another morsel have you ever wondered about that name on the lid of the box? Is that a real person adding an inch or two to our waistlines?... READ ON

History

The Way to Lincoln’s Heart: Mary Todd’s Courting Cake

It’s common knowledge among Lincoln historians that Mary Todd had a “courting cake” that she baked for Abe while they were dating after buying the recipe from her favorite bakery in Lexington, Kentucky. He declared it “the best cake I ever ate.” Here's the recipe.... READ ON

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11 Drinks and the Famous People Known to Drink Them

When these celebrities and iconic characters want to knock one back, these are the drinks they choose.... READ ON

Article

A Brief History of the 1947 Chocolate Candy Bar Strike

The year was 1947. World War II had come to an end, and nations across the globe were rebuilding. For Canada, that meant a return to free market capitalism after years of government-mandated freezes on wages and the price of goods and services. Looking to recover from nearly a decade of thin profit margins, companies began to raise the price on everything from vegetables to automobiles to chocolate.... READ ON